Sarah was raised in Nova Scotia, Canada. She lived with the blessing of knowing and loving Christ from a young age. From a young age, one of her dreams was to go minister to children in third-world countries.

Growing up, Sarah’s parents often held outreaches in the community or at church, and it at one of these events that she was saved. In her teen years, she started taking more of a leadership role, involved with programs such as summer camps, recreational programs, Sunday schools, outreaches to the Asian community, and programs for seniors.

As a teenager, Sarah felt God calling her to go to Bible college, so she attended World Impact Bible Institute immediately following high school. During her time there, God started putting a clear calling on her life for missions. He brought random people across her path to confirm what He was laying on her heart.

After Bible college, Sarah attended university to pursue a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degree.  After graduating as a teacher, God put a love in her heart for the Aboriginal people. An opportunity to teach in northern Canada became available. For 2 years, Sarah taught and lived among the Naskapi people of Kawawachikamach, Quebec. Many of the children there were unhappy, unloved, neglected and empty. They lived a life surrounded by drugs, alcohol, and violence. God gave Sarah the chance to fill them with His love, and these children became like her own. Teaching was not just an occupation, but a ministry. She knew then that she could not live a normal life, but a life with purpose, saying yes to all God asked her to do.

During her second year teaching, God put a stirring in Sarah’s heart to go to Africa. She was restless and often couldn’t sleep. God was speaking to her through people she didn’t even know. She could not ignore what God was putting in her heart. She knew it was time to move on to the next chapter of the life God had written out for her.

In December 2010, Sarah will go to Ntcheu, Malawi, on an internship of at least a year. Ministry there will focus on developing children’s programs within the existing churches, and training local women to minister to children, which is key to creating a sustainable mode of spreading the Gospel among the children. These outreaches will include Bible camps and clubs, projects in orphanages, outreaches for street children, sports programs, ESL classes, and feeding programs.

For more information on Sarah’s ministry journey, read her newsletters below.